Levi Heywood Greenwood (December 22, 1872 – April 7, 1930) was a businessman and Republican politician from

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in the late 19th and early 20th century. He was the father of former Fitchburg Mayor Robert E. Greenwood.

Early years

Greenwood was born in

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, to Alvni M. and Helen R. Greenwood, on December 22, 1872.

Marriage

Greenwood married Mary Alberta Cann of

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, New York on February 11, 1895. They had four children, Eleanor Greenwood (Hornblower), Margaret Greenwood, Richard Neal Greenwood and Robert E. Greenwood.

Political career

Greenwood was President of the Massachusetts State Senate in 1912 and 1913.

1913 election

In 1913 election, Greenwood had initially decided not to run for re-election the Senate but to run for

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. He then changed his mind. His opposition to giving women the right to vote caused him to be a focus of opposition by the suffragist movement, and suffragists threw their support to Edward Sibley, Greenwood's opponent, which helped Sibley win.

Businesses

Publisher

Greenwood was the Publisher and President of '' The Gardner News'' of Gardner, Massachusetts.

Furniture manufacturer

In 1912, Greenwood was one of the directors of Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Co, manufacturers of

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& Reed Furniture in Gardner. By 1921 Greenwood was one of the owners By 1926 he was the President of th

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Directorships

Greenwood was also a corporate director of several banks ( BankBoston, The First National Bank of Boston, The First National Bank of Gardner) and street railways (The Paducah Light and Traction Company, The Galveston-Houston Electric Company, and the Columbus Electric Company).

References

Bibliography

* Coolidge, Henry D.: ''A Manual for the Use of the General Court for 1921'' (1921), p. 259. *''Who's Who in State Politics, 1912, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, (1912), pp. 52–53.

Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Greenwood, Levi H. 1872 births 1930 deaths American bankers American corporate directors American energy industry executives American newspaper publishers (people) American railway entrepreneurs 20th-century American railroad executives Businesspeople from Massachusetts Harvard College alumni Republican Party Massachusetts state senators Republican Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives People from Gardner, Massachusetts St. Paul's School (New Hampshire) alumni